On August 4, Silicon Motion Technology rose 5.54% in pre-market trading, trading at $263.5/share, with turnover of $445,200. The rebound follows a 6.31% decline in the prior session caused by broad semiconductor sector weakness and storage cycle peak concerns.
On the news front, B. Riley raised its price target on Silicon Motion Technology to $350 from $312 while maintaining a Buy rating. The upgrade builds on the company's strong Q2 earnings released last week, which significantly exceeded expectations. Quarterly revenue reached $451 million, up 127% year-over-year and well above the $403 million consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS came in at $2.43, beating the $2.14 analyst forecast by 13.6%. The Q3 revenue guidance of $519 million to $541 million also far surpassed market expectations of $432 million, driven by broad-based growth across embedded, automotive, and AI storage segments. The stock had previously declined over 15% following Morgan Stanley's warning that the AI-driven memory cycle was approaching a peak, and the strong results continue to fuel a recovery from those lows.
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